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The crash stopped traffic for hours along Santa Barbara Boulevard and Mid Cape Terrace, leaving southbound lanes closed as crews worked the scene.
Cape Coral Police Department said the crash involved a US Mail Carrier box truck and a bicyclist.
The CCPD confirmed that the pedestrian who died was a minor.
Joey Milligan, who works at the Tropical Breeze Fun Park nearby, says some putt-putt golfers heard it all.
“We had one three-person group here at the time of the incident,” said Milligan. “They didn’t see anything, but they definitely heard brakes, crash. And they wondered what was up. They didn’t hear any of the sirens yet because it was still kind of fresh. It just happened.”
The US Mail Carrier box truck was towed away as authorities worked to clean up the road.
A memorial for the victim was erected overnight near the incident site as the community unraveled the reality of this terrible crash.
All southbound lanes of Santa Barabara Boulevard are now open.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.
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